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/11 .. - 1 V ,LA I_4 1 v L - ./ 1 v I , eJ. Frcrrthe LONDON CZZETTE, Marc. 6 It, IEO9 Admiralty-Office, tillarph 11,1809. ,Copy of a Letter frOnt Vice-Admiral Lord Colling wood, Commander in Chiet of .His Majesty's Ships 4nd Vessels in the Mediterranean, to the honourable W. W. Pole, dated on board the Ocean, at Malta, the 26th of January, tzlog. SIR, The Imperiense having, with, other ships, been employed in the Bay of Rosati to assist the Spaniards in defending that fortress, and Captain Lord Coch rane taken on him the, defence of Trinity Castle, an outwork of that Garrison, I have received from bun a letter, dated the sth of December, a copy of which is inclosed, stating the surrender of the Citadel of 'Rom by the Spaniards on that day, and of hii hav ing -embarked the garrison of Trinity Castle on board the ships, which Castle he had, however, de stroyixl. The heroic spirit and ability 4 , hich has been 4Vinced by Lord Cochrane in defending this Cas tle, although so shattered in its works, ,against the repeated attacks of the enemy, is an adMirable in stance of his Lordship's zeal ; and the distinguished conduce of Lieutenants Johnson and Hoare, of the Royal Marines, and the officers and men employed in this affair under his Lordship, will doubtless be very gratifying to. my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. I have, &c. COLLINGWOOD. . • • mperieuse, Bay of Rosas, December 5, 184. MY LORD, The Fortress of Resets being attacked by an.acmy of Italians in• the service of France, in pursuande of discretionary orders that your Lordship had .given me, to assist the Spaniards wherever it could be done with the most effea, .1 hastened here. The . citadel, on the canhimo, was already halt invest b ed, and the enemy paking his approaches towattl4 the South West Bastion, w.a.c_i your Lordship knOws was blown down last war by the explosion of . a magazine, and tumbled into the ditch ; a few thin planks and dry -stones had, bgelt put up by the Spanish Engineers, perhaps to hide • the detect; all things were in the most deplorable state, both with out and within, even illeasurc6 for their powder,- and saws for their fuses were not to be lead 7 -hats.and, axes supplied their place. The Castle Of Trinidad, situated on an eminence; but commanded by heights, : was also invested; three twenty-four pounders bat tered in breach, t.' ie 'licit a fourth was afterwards added, and a passage through the wall to the lower . bomb-proof ,being neatly effected, on the pd the marines of the Fame were withdrawn. 1 went to. examine the state of the castle, and as the senior officer in the bay bad not officially, altered the orders I received from your Lordship to gibe every possible assistance to die Spaniards, I thought tins a good opportunity, by occupying a post on which the ac ,knowledged safety of the citadel depended, to ren der them an effectual service. The garrison then Consisted ol'about l eighty Spaniards, and were on the point of surrendering ; accordingly I threw myself into it, with fifty scif &nen aild thirty marines of the Imperieuse. The arrangement made I need not de tail to your Lordship, suffice it to say, that aboht one thousand hags, besides barrels and 'pallisadoei supplied the place of walls and ditches ; and that the enemy who assaulted the castle on the 30th 'with a f hoo,and picked men, users repulsed, with the t oss of Itieir cutn;uauding offieer, storming qui page' "'I - 411 who had attempted. to mount the bleach. The . Sp:inish garrison being changed,: gave good assistance; and ,Lieutenant -Bourman, of the regiment of Minna, who succeeded to the com mand of the Spanish. s o ldi ers i n t h e cast l e on Cap tain Fitzgerald's being wounded in the hand, de serves every thing his country can do for art active and gallant officer. Inocenti Maranger, cadet of the same regiment, particularly distinguished litnasell by Lis Zeal and vigilanee.. As •to the officers, seamen and marines of this ship, the faugaes they under eat, and the gallant manner in which they be haved, 'deserve every praise. I Must, however, POrticularly mention, Lieutenant Johnson of the navy, lieutenant . Hoare of the marines, Mr. Bur• bey, gunner, Mr. Lod wick, carpenter, and Messrs. Stewart, Stovin and Maryat, midshipmen. Captain Data of the Lueifer, at all times, and in every way, gave his zealous assistance. I feel also indebted to Captaitv Collins of the Meteor, for his aid. The citadel of flows capitulated at twelve o'clock this day. Skiing, my Lord, further resistance in the castle of. Trinidad Oeless• and imp, acticable against. aft: whole ariny, the •attention of which had naturally turned to it» reduction, after firing the trains for exploding the unagaiines, we embarked: in the bows of the and Fame: I have, &c. (Signed) COCHRANE. List of Killed and Woanded, between the 23(1 November and sin December, ttios.l .• john I.loyd,llroarii‘e, lohn Hitehins, ditto, ditto. Wm. Vawli.es, quid, ustto. four seamen and ;hive womAted. Spaniads of the VesinKat of Vltonia. —Two killed, five • ' ,liarci 18, 1809. 1 4traa of a Letter froin the Hon. Rear-Admiral stop. tt,ret, to 11,,n. IV, W. Pole, dated Ccesar, at an. Oar, :11.irch a, ISA), Chastiron LiAllt-hou6e S.E. S.. ci ,,, e4 notes, %dente Light.heuie N. E. four macs. Wtr..l The vt:enty's sinit's remain atisle d'Aix. On the 25th, 1 closely reconnoitred them in the Caesar, and T I Y ennitted tett sail of the line , four frigates, and Calcutta. • The eleventh ship of. the line was observed on her bean) ends, with all her masts gone, and . apparently bilged. She grounded upon int! Shoal called Niles within d'Aix, and is the satir e sLiit mentioned in my letter of the 27th 1. 11 t• suppoied by Captain Seymour to have' been a frigate:, Floin many cis Cumstances I apprehend this k the Wiiri.lNV, a new eighty. There are two ttin - --Admirtil's flags and a broad pendant at the main. Onu Rear-Admiral is on board the three decker. _ _ The rnvnly:s' frigates: remain at' the Sables d' Olonne. One of them is abandoned, by the crew, and bilged noon the beach ; another is hauled up , 4, t tie upeuing of a small inlet, hut grounding " e • very tiu.:; aild the third is in the same satiation, but not quite so near the istlet-. - These two last Bp kat' 10 ilJnt at high water, but are on their beam ends at l o w water ; a western swell which basset In, w in coinpleu:ly destaoy chum. ed by 'the masters of three doggers which came. out of the Charante, and were boarded in the niglit'by our frigates, but they did not know her name. I send this account to England King George cutter,-anti a similar report for the informa tion of Admiral Lord Gambier, ,in the event of the latter falling in with his L ordship on her passage. * l-10,L , F, mit.o 3.---I'hOugh the Modteur of the :pith of Fktbrualy contains no pat ticular intelli gence, yet in other Parisian papers we learn that the tollowing important tidings had been received in the capital : 7 - - (c. Saragossa is vanquished; the French entered it on, *the .t).lst of February.' Ma shat Unities, who refused a capitulation to the Arragonese who de fended it, granted a generous pardon to all, in the name of his Majesty., Qeneral Palatbx is to be prisoner of war, if I.e. refuse to take.the oath of al legiance to the King." FEB. `.:8.---The latest dispatches from Spain, dated Burgos, the 1-tth inst, contain the fol lowing intelligence - :-- '' ()Kier is slowly returning in this distriet. The I revenue is organiiting. 'rite inhabitants of the town, as well as the country, are all in repose at PLYMOUTH, Mnacn t t.--Sailed the Defence, of 74 guns, Capt. EKINS, Saturn, 74, Cvt. Lord A. BEAUCLERC, and the -/ . /ake, 74, Capt. CODEING TON, for Portsmouth. It is" said they are to com pose parr of the Squadron under the command of Sir JAMES SAUMAREZ ; also sailed the Minerva Frigate, Capt. HAWKINS, to the Westward; and the Ireazle, Schooner, on a cruize. _ _ Arrived' the Hope Sloop of War, Capt. PP SR, from Lisbon, with dispatches ; sailed thence . the .14th February: she brings intelligence that 2000 men, part of the army lately - under the command of Sir JOHN Moons, had arrived at Lisbon from Co runna. The Bonne Ciloyenne Sloop of War, Capt. THOMPSON, has on board 150 of the Guards, which she took on board from some Port in Portugal, and is now on her passage to England. On the 6th inst. 'the Hope spoke his Majesty's Ship \ Snrveillante, Capt. Sir G. COLLIER; With a convoy from the Brazils, which Ship discovered on. the ist in,t. six Sail of French line-of-battle Ships, steering to the South home. • " Some insurgents•eommanded by Cuenca (pro bably Cuesta, Cornea is a town) have shewn them- Selves on the side of Batlajoz. The Duke of Bantle bas sent a brigade 'of intantry in pursuit of them, and according to the steps which have been taken, it is believed that some of them will be taken. They are merely deserters Iron different regiments, and they are'ill armed. "An Officer, with diiyatches from Portugal, brings its intelligence that General Merinet has entered Oporto, and had been well received by the • inhabitants of that city. " Madrid continues to enjoy uninterrupted re pose. Last Sunday, the King, accompanied by his Aides-de-Camp, and all the Grandees of his Court, walkt.d in the Prado. The weather was delight ful. The.people repaired thither in vast numbers, and made the air resound with repeated shouts of " rival." " It appears certain, that after the surrender of Saragossa, his Majesty will repair to Seville. It is belieVed that Gett. Gouvion St. Cyr is to take imme diate possession ot Nothing new has been said Concerning the state of our affinrs with Ausiria. It, appears that the ne go.ciations,which . are to determine peace or war still . continue. -Hitherto there lia been no mention of the departure of either ?iliuister, which must neverd' theless precede a rupture; and we. have not yet given up the idea that t h e, matters ,whch have cc easioned the difference may ke atiiicably settled.— The'time of ate detr a rture of the Emperor, WhiCh is twin-all considered as connected with the negocia tions, appears to he not yet determined. The day helore yesterday, his :Majesty reviewed the trool.s of the garrison •at the Tiluilleries. Durinit the last fortnight his Majesty has hented.stiveral cimes.for a few hours. • , • • west. Arrived the Mg Torebbey, TOAZ . EL, from Cork, la* with provisions and the John, 'Awl% froai Drogheda, laden with oatmeal, both, bound to this Port. .- Sailed the Spanish Ship Ferdinand Seventh, Lox E NO Pcano, Master, for Cidiz ; she was .from La Guira, bound to the' farmer Port, la%len with a va luable cargo of cotton, coffee, &c. detained by the St. Korenzo Frigate. Arrived the Brigantine Rosa, - of Londan, 'Jon 14 W Attu, Master, from St. Kitt's, 35 days passage, came a running Ship, put in here by contritry - winds; She sailed in company with the Futiouilte, tint! two other armed Merehantmen. The Resolution hired Cutter, which arrived here yesterday from off Ushant, spoke aTrize to the Lion Privateer, who informed them that Sir J. Ducat- WORTH had joined the Fleet off Rochetba. Arrived the Neptune Tender from Dublin, and the • , Cecilia Tender from Cork ; also a French' Brig laden with wheat and cordage. Remain in Cairs;ind.ltty t he Gibraltax, of 80 guns. Remain in the Sound the Thetis,' Naiad, Dithui,, Africaine; and Ttibune ates ; Helena, Swaim', and Pheasant Sloops of War. Sailed the Implacable, of 74 guns, to the west ward ; and the Saracen Sloop of Wa t on a cruize. FAL:4011111, 111 Clt 10.7—Sailed the Caritiret Packet,, Capt. PATTEIiSO2.I, with - Mails for . AMerica ; arid the Duke "f. Montrose, C:lpt, Bits:l4'l'T, with Mails from Jamaica. PORTSDOUTH, MARCH i 1.---Arrived His Majes ty's Ship osprey., with a Convoy of about 14 Sail of Transports from the Downs; 'also the - Dorset, SPENCE, Ocean, FEACY, and Aurora, WALKER, from the Downs, bound to Quebec; hd4try, B4L, Neptune, ,ATKINSON, and Twins, TINDELL, from Sunderland ; Eagle, -, from Newcastle; .and Helen, from I)ondee. LISBOA, Ft.n 1809. Mere every thing is confusion, hustle,.and anxiet3% Whatever may be the fate of 'Portugal, and her .de stiny. bugs in the balance, the Portuguese character is ennobled to future ages, for their stria adherence to just prineiples---for their abhorrence of usurpation and granny; but above all, for that . divine compas sion and humanity, which, softening the rigours of war, proleas the stranger, and cheerS 'the broken soldier, the widow, and the orphan ; of this . the instances are innumerable. A few days ago, were deposited, in the Protestant • burying-ground, the remains of Mrs. Tuoi4Psotq l the wife of Captain THOMPSON, Paymaster of the. 32. d RegiMent. She had suffered much in, the cam paign to Copenhagen, but determined to follow the fortunes of the army; she unaccompanied proceeded, after General SraNiEttiki expedition, 'towards the Mediterranean, but providentially meeting the fleet at* sea, proceeded with them, - and- was delivered of a son off Ayemonte,. whom the request of the prin .cipaJ people. in Cadiz, was baptised great, solemnity by the mine of FenOINANI3. Her various hardships, • and her anxiety for the fate of the army in Spain (of which we have not heard up to this hour), terminated a well-spent life in the-30th year of her age. The untimely fate of this interesting Lady has excited general sympathy, and a generous contention exists at this moment for the guardianship of her infant, until. he shall be claimed by his' lather or friends. We may truly apply to the Portuguese the words of the 11offlau Poe.— Sunt laclu}ruce return, et mentein mortAlia tangunt. VIENNA, FEB. , 15.--4 n our Court Guiette •we read' en trotn Augsburgh of the 4th instant, to the following- purpose . " According to reeeated information, there have been in the territories of the Confederatien of the Rhine divers movements, H hich seen to Imo their *eel the bringing considerable bodies ot troops together, and petting thein in a 4,tine of reedeee,s ter public service. It is said that this is the case iii Saxony, sliavakia, WirtenibiTg, and other =Miters of the Confederacy whiee troops are vet already hone into Spain. • Accoriling to other reports,' these movements have likewise taken place oil the French frontiers, on the Rhine, and in uulu terrupted Care with whiathe .Austrian Government sine* Ole peace of Pfoshorg„ acid es.,.:ecially in the !; latest period, has entire ly laboured to .seeurts the .peace and prosperity of its 1101w:ions subjects, and especially by lit e3tablishments to mainf3in the ex ternal security •of the empire, leave no doubt remain ing that every provision has been already, or accord 'lug to circumstances; will • be, carried into effect which the,principal a!ni and' obje6t off the GoCern ment can te.lutre,• • VIENNA, FEB. 18.—The ceitaiu intelligence of the retreat. of the English out of. Spain, and the de feat of the Insurgents, had visibly quieted those who were strongly. bent upon war; yet the report of the• •• peace concluded between England and the Sublinie Porte has sotnewhat roused them egain, because they fancy that, should war break out, the Austrian Moreirchy will have little or nothing' to tear from In the 'mean while, great activity prevails-in • the war department. ..Every where, in it withstand , ing it is winter, the troops' are exercised after the French thshion. In the arsenals the business is car ried on with great industry. 'Oar paper Money is sinking very fast, and indeed is-hardly to be sold; but on the other 113r.,i, the trade with goods is very, brisk, because it is eened, that, should, war break out between Russia und Tut;. key,, the means of procuring Levant eralue.ions will lie entirely cut off. MtLAII, FEE'. B.—On the 27th of January,: two persons, named Pittizoni and Tiiesi, were executed at Verona, They bad formed no less a. projeEt than to overthrow the presentsGoveremeet, and restore the ancient Republican Government at. Venice. Ot four other persons, against whom there was not suf ficient evidence, two were set at liberty, and two were put under the eye of the Police. [Jest, Ftrb. 22.—Within the last week some FLA, varian regiments have marched into the ; others, which were in Munich, legelstedt, and' Augsburgh, are to set out, so that thew will be 25,000 men .in the Tyrol. As 'ewe as the season admits, they are to be' encamped. : The corps at Oudinet remains in Bavaria. The head-quarteis will be in Augsburgh, It is reported that 10,000 Bavarians are to march to the Danube. Twenty thons.ind poops of Wit - temburgh , and Baden ere to e4selebie on the frete. tiersot Invaria. In like manner; the 4000 men be longing to . Hes,ia Darmstadt are to be clutotwa e t , the Necker; so that within view day s 6.5,000 French and allied troopk might b. en the Ilinube, without reckoning those who ere at Bayreuth • and The elegant Miss GAYTON, of Operatietil celehri- the adjoining towns. • ty, was married yesterday to a Clergyman with a One division o 10,009 Westphalian troops have fortune and preferment, and an estate of 9.6001. per annum. pried the Rhine by Mayence, and Marched to • metz. tile contrary, Conch troops are coining We have authority to state, -that CATA- Iow the territory of ,tit. Monich, it is re- LAW will-not perform on any stage during this sea potted that the Marshal Duke of Ayersta4t, is ex Son , but she will sing in Subscription Concerts, the . pected in the Course of next month tiorn,PariS'. first of which is to take place on Thursday next, • 1 Viassea, Fes. te.-,--No movenients of any Leis the ‘Nitw Rooms, Hanover-square: portatice have hitherto taken place in the Western gituent of Dragoons, so Al4Ol - 118 11 ELOPRIIIiNT. — The Captain of a Re tiroeinees e but several convoys of artillery and am daughterme days since, carried ()tithe munition are expetted in that gßarier. 'The army of an affluent farmee in the neighbourhood of wachipaly in Surrey. having reached that ostablishmout in point num , of the reipeaive corps and regiments will now be proceeded in. A promotion has taken place in these corps, and .also among the Cadets. Various Officer , who distinguished themselves by their activity and courage in the late campaigns, have, by a higher rank, and a more extensive sphere of action, been _ _ placed inn situation. to give nci. proofs of their limes on 'future emergencies. Ai-flung the Officers alluded to are WM'S. Dieueberg, Schuchay, Nies. zerv, and \NrulfAel, The. 4army is divided into nine corps, which are to be cOmtnanded by the Archdukes; and. Generals Lichtenstein, Rosenberg, Kle,nau, and 13e11egarde. The Archduke Charles, ai Generalissimo, h. - is:the- command over the whole of this force, 'and is vested with more exteo- give powers than at any former period. Thoogh rumours of approaching hostilities; are still in circu lation, we understand - :that. negociations are carried on with great activity. As far a 3 is known with any degree of certainty, , it is said that the first an swer of our Court to the propositions of a tOreign Court is in a tone of great moderation. This an swer was transthitted by the Hopi Chailibrildlif, Count Von Mier, who has returned to this capitul with very itnportaut dispatches from our Ambassador In Paris. We are extremely anxious to know what has been done respe&ing the negociation which was to take place at Jassy, between the RUSiiab Government and the Ottoman Porte,'as doubts have been entertained whether it -would be prneveded iu, owing to he change which has actually happentA in the puattcal system of the Porte. ViRNNA, FEB. I 7.—The• measures alopt.:•cl for the security of the country continue to eArrio.l into execution - With the most unremitting aftnihn-: ty. a nd zeal,. All those who are. absent on leave, have been ordered to join their' regiments tortipAith, The Officers who were in this capilal . bine ,received orders to repair to their respeCtive r-egituvo:s. the iutorior or •Austria, various carpi are iu lootioit ',to advande to the froutie.N. It is rumoured that the Wirteniburgh Envoy, M. Bernidingen, and the Bavarian, M. Reckberg, have Jelt Vienna. FRANKFORT, FEB. '?s.—Ctitint norn'm zote, who arrived here in die night of the .20 li, Anti ;ha following day with the Prince. Pcittrile, ati3 with the Russian Consid, set out agqin.jii 11; ;, 11- ing of the v2d, to continue his journey to S:. P r,- burgh, by way of Vienna. His Excel pre, to his departure from Paris, received ve:y t,a hlable pre,ents frOuilhe Eihperor N 4.31M111. 11 expeaed 'Hat this Minister . , who enjoys, in a degree, the contidenceof the Cult:[; of St. Pct.:lt:- burgh' and Paris, and who, aecordiog to every ap Pear inc.', has import3ot reisiais for mold ot Vienna, will produce a favour.ible: tor,i in the ~tato olatfairi in th4t Capital. for has J .N.. 27 ---ThbrGrly .ISo',goior Iths removed the Grand Vtzir, llihmik nil his - posts. It is not known who is to till this . plaee. It k thought, that . be! Ak.hotot Pacha, will be cli!e. I tie this station be tilled it be,fote. P.lcha it in the - . fTlit:French Charge tr.A . Cr.:ires, Nt. de ',l,Rthurg. has ,tittl ! l nuny conferynce,i ‘vith the iMihr“ers , . of the Noe. The t.l;ttister4 from the Porte to C.:hgrcs% with at'J tsiy (and not tit 11,K:hart:it, first anno , inced), m'ust . ha% e Llrrivtql, hut trotte hatities• the rolcii, the:whai heetin, 'ot their at titA :if rival. In Romelia, uccooling 'lO 14;4 latest . adviceq,'2!l was tranquil, though the: thiceroOrs of tho cli4tri4s are, without. exception, dis.atisfied with the lot in-' surreetion of the Janiiiiarieq. • -Kias#3 1-1.4 a- a fd— vourite of M;stapha Pasha, is again at Rodiehuck, and enjoys . the protection oi Ishmael, Bey of and several other Chis. "Ftl‘.! final strong rirty of oppooent, y :tr. in.; up, 1.:%1t not hitherto ventured to adopt any Lu%:3,nres of prL:en tion, the Pacha of Itudichfieli hen 4, it 1.1,00, ready to take the field with an ariqv of sixty thouB4ll4 against the eneiniei olthe tivinieEs. Sr. PF.TRICSBUdGit, FRB; SChwartZell . berg ha; arrived here in th ehrtraaer pl - Plenipoi en rimy,' and iimbaixador Extraordinary from the Court of Austria. • • . , Jerome Buonaparte, King of West ,in ribe dience to orders from Paris, on the 9th tilt. a decree, calling. out 5,5(10 Conscripts of, the 1808, to bO pOt atlivo service ; and 2,500 minv; who , are to .form a reserve, to be taßeo from t h,? young men born in 17d8. The reports of en early adjustment of the ences which subsist between Rwisia and England, had : induced ,a, considerable redutlion in the price of Colonial produce in the former country. Sugar ht. particular had fallen near 30 per cent. namely, from 78 to 56, ,and 58 rubles per pad of 40Ih. IsOilis Bonaparte was at Utrecht, taking meMurcs to relieve tire Countly suffering under the 'inunda tions', 'when he received dispatches from Napoleon, regniring t.l* immediate march of 15,000 Dotch troops'into Bavaria, to aft with the French army under the Duke of Auerstadt, and expressing art e\- peetation that another corps of like force would b in readiness to take the same mole by the middle of March. Louis sent off Couriers to Amsterdam, &e. calling his Ministers and Couticillort ut.S'ot.: . to Utrecht, where, after much deliberation, his Coun cil declare 4 to him the incompetence of the na;tott to suonin'the burthens of .a new , war, and protested nitinst the employment of so large a fo!ce in a ser vice unconnehed with .the interests of the entmiry• s c .veral regiments were, hoWever, iMtvediittely pot in motion, and had, at the dateof , the last account*, ttrivei on the 'Mem. . • ' . \V arc sorry to learn that tilt 1 ) 3 r., in cwi,txplence of the late ievere . frost, beets en,ibl,..d IDM Cil a considerable rnrce across the is 11, tin .A and take possession of the Island- of Aland. 'The 'lsland made a slight resistance, and the Pew S'Avedish trooils there destroyed so ne gun:. bnats.at.Gota and c.i.stlelhiAtn. Gen. SUMICVD.EN, it appears, was at the ltitter placc.at The breaking up at , the (lost, preparing ice -butts, with A k of transporting, an army ,into Sweden ; au erstpe• prize. which, however hazardous, was Considtired tt.tasible; the distance to Unland being little m om , . than thirty miles. The Itestiani. were lottityin4 th,:incelyes, with the intention to retails those Islamic, which were itiviadc4 in the Goveratnelit Cat Swedish Finland. \